Atlas, I know those attitudes that our spouses show towards the kids can really make you scratch your head and feel like they really don't care for them.
I know my H loves his kids but he doesn't show it to them at all. During our whole S so far, he only sees them when I go out or when he comes to fix the house. Never I want to do something with them but yet that is his attitude towards me too which led me to shutting down to him. Sometimes I think that I would be better off to wait for a man that isn't afraid to show his affection and love all the time. I would be happier in the R and my kids won't grow up to hide their true feelings and be distant to their spouses in the future.
Me: 41 H: 39 D: 6 S: 4 M-14 T-16 first bomb: 5-12-07 (M dead doesn't really want to work things out.) second bomb: 6-4-2007 (found note he wrote about wanting desperately to be with OW and would have to give up everything) Kelley